The teaching profession is broadly acknowledged to be a demanding and challenging profession. Job satisfaction and career decision have been one of the extensively studied concepts across different organizations, but is little dealt with in the teaching community. Research implies that teachers quit their jobs at twice the rate of other professions. Everyday teachers are faced with unjust decisions, not being appreciated, fewer opportunities for professional development, feeling stressed-out and dissatisfied which account to them at times quitting their jobs. Teachers' compensation and workplace ...

This thesis argues that reading Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eureka” (1848) in light of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Dionysian philosophy can reveal Poe’s shared worldview and his contribution to the postmodern age and to post-structuralist concepts of truth, genre and beauty. Each of these concepts will be examined in “Eureka” to reveal the relevance of Poe’s philosophy to ways of thinking later popularized by Nietzsche, Jacques Derrida, and Richard Rorty. A careful examination of major ideas discussed in “Eureka,” such as the mutability of truths, the opposition between philosophy and poetry, and the unity ...

Instagram, is considered one of the fastest growing social media platform in recent years.There has been minimal studies on the effect of Instagram in reforming and affecting the beauty standards and lifestyle behavior of the Lebanese female young adults. The standard of beauty is essentially a variable standard of what it means to be attractive that is contingent on the feminine beauty ideals that are present in a given culture. The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether the usage of Instagram by Lebanese young adults affects in reforming their beauty standards and changing ...

Beirut is a collage of urban styles due to the influence of Memluki, Ottoman, and the French mandate on its urban development. Beirut Digital District (BDD) is a unique cluster of innovation and entrepreneurship dedicated to creating a hub for the digital and creative community in Lebanon. The purpose of this study is to unravel the identity of BDD through a detailed reading and analysis of its multi-layered built environment. Flânerie and military urbanism theories are used to investigate the urban dress of BDD. Using the qualitative research method, in-depth interviews with 27 authors, ...

This research paper explores the concept of celebrity politicians. Three case studies are selected according to the literature’s definition and characterization. They are Lebanese basketballer Fadi El Khatib, Member of Parliament Gebran Bassil, and Prime Minister and deputy Saad El Hariri. Three qualitative methods are adopted to obtain insightful results: discourse analysis of the celebrity politicians’ speeches during Lebanon’s 17 October revolution, focus groups with young adults aged between 21 and 26, as well as four in-depth interviews with two of the celebrity politicians selected as ...

For over 4 years (2017-2021), new content was constantly being added to this research, for a long-term observation of events, such as the rise and fall of Lebanese figures: after this paper’s interviews, two of the interviewees witnessed their superiors being convicted (Khalil Sehnaoui from Krypton Security, and Suzanne Hajj Hobeiche from the Internal Security Forces). The authoritarian theory was judged as most appropriate to convey the necessity of a technology that would allow private communication among citizens of oppressive regimes: most dangerously, however, is when journalists do not ...

Feminist movements have been getting their voices heard in multiple countries, while NGOs and lobbyists are pressuring governments to legislate laws protecting women from sexual harassment and violent acts. However, multiple brands have decided to neglect the trend by swimming against the stream and keep on dehumanizing women using them as sexual objects and projecting violent images in their ads. Using the cultivation theory along with the social learning theory, this study aims to shed light on the normalization of sexism and violence against women in luxury brands’ ads addressing women and ...

This thesis examined the influence of ‘goodvertising’ campaigns on Lebanese students’ attitudes towards a social issue, specifically women’s empowerment. Goodvertising is a relatively new advertising approach that many brands across the world have started using in their marketing strategies. Studying its influence on individuals can aid in understanding its effectiveness. Although many studies (Amos, Holmes, & Strutton, 2008; Buizjen & Valkenburg, 2003; Deighton, Henderson, & Neslin, 1994; Edquist, Horberry, Hosking, & Johnston, 2011) have been done on the effectiveness of traditional advertisements, ...

School psychology appears to add credibility to the schooling and learning process of children. The profession of school psychology is relatively lesser known and appreciated. School psychologists’ main concern is the psychological, emotional, and social well-being of the students. The role of the school psychologists is very important, although very little research has been done on the perceptions, experiences, and challenges that school psychologists undergo in their profession in Lebanon. A phenomenological qualitative research is used in this study. The study is based on a set of interviews ...